Jessica Dorr – Program Officer, Global Libraries
Jessica Dorr’s work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation began in 1997, as a technology trainer for West Seattle Learns, a community technology center.

For the Foundation’s U.S. Library Program, Jessica installed computer and Internet networks throughout the country. She oversaw the Native American Access to Technology Program, which provided funding and resources specifically designed to meet the technology and information needs of Native communities.

She currently oversees grants to Mexico, Latvia, and Lithuania and supports the foundations’ annual Access to Learning Award. Jessica has experience with both school and academic libraries and holds a BA from Georgetown University and an MLIS from the University of Washington.